Forest winter carnival kicks off

• Art connects hearts on both sides of the Pacific
• Song Mingyuan's sea works on show in city
• Following in the footsteps of Polo
• Chinese Language Day sparks events in UK
• Shanghai show spotlights diversity of image art
• Reviving a legacy: Yangxin's carpet weaving finds new life
• Dong farmers sow love of opera tradition
• Domestic developers add twist to global gaming
• Projecting artful visions of the world's future
• A never-ending book of wonders